Overview
- Karun Nair struck a century for Karnataka against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy, his second hundred of the 2025–26 season.
- With the knock, Nair surpassed 9,000 first-class runs, becoming the sixth Karnataka batter to reach the mark.
- His Ranji campaign now reads two centuries and a fifty, including an unbeaten 174 against Goa after a 73 versus Saurashtra.
- The Test series against South Africa begins on November 14, and the BCCI selection panel has not yet announced the squad.
- Debate over his inclusion has intensified given selectors’ recent lean toward younger options such as Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal, following his England recall earlier this year and subsequent omission versus the West Indies.